Press Releases

A decades-long decline in the breast cancer death rate continues, but has begun to slow in recent years, while breast cancer incidence rates continue to inch up. These trends are outlined in...

The American Cancer Society, the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United States, has approved funding for 75 research and training grants totaling...

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and a new partnership by two leading charities is poised to make a major investment in pediatric cancer research and support programs. The American...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) celebrates its historic 35th anniversary of its signature fundraiser Relay For Life with the 2020 season kickoff. The Relay For Life movement is dedicated to...

A new American Cancer Society study finds that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing exclusively in young adults in nine high-income countries spanning three continents. The study,...

William G. Cance, M.D., has been selected as the American Cancer Society’s chief medical and scientific officer. Dr. Cance will lead the integration of ACS’ Research and Cancer Control...

A new study from American Cancer Society investigators finds cancer survivors in high deductible health plans were more likely to report delaying or foregoing care. The study appears in the...

Prepping for back-to-school means buying new supplies, clothes, and backpacks, but it's also time to make sure your children are protected from cancer. This fall, the American Cancer Society (ACS)...

A new report looks at cancer in adults 85 and older and finds incidence and mortality trends are generally similar to those in people 65 to 84, but screening is unexpectedly high and survival is...

Today the American Cancer Society honors volunteers with the 2019 American Cancer Society St. George National Award, given to outstanding community volunteers in recognition of their distinguished...

Today the American Cancer Society honors the winners of the 2019 American Cancer Society Volunteer Staff Partnership Award, a national honor in recognition of a volunteer and staff team that has...

The American Cancer Society, the nation's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer, announced today the launch of an in-store fundraising campaign at CVS Pharmacy...

Lung cancer patients who had a hurricane disaster declared during radiotherapy had worse overall survival than those who completed treatment in normal circumstances, with longer disaster...

A new study finds that trends in colonoscopy rates did not fully align with the increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) in younger adults, adding to evidence that the rise in early onset CRC is not...

Cancer took more than 8.7 million years of life and $94.4 billion in lost earnings among people ages 16 to 84 in the United States in 2015. The calculation comes from a new report by American...

A new report finds about one in three cancer survivors (34.6%) reported having chronic pain, representing nearly 5.4 million cancer survivors in the United States. The report, appearing as a...

University of North Carolina Men’s Basketball head coach Roy Williams has been awarded the 2019 Circle of Honor Award, a prestigious national honor within the Coaches vs. Cancer® program. The...

In a new collaboration, the American Cancer Society and Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance have joined forces to fund multidisciplinary research projects to explore new ways of detecting, treating,...

A new study finds substantial variation in the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among black women with breast cancer by birthplace in the United States. The prevalence of...

There were more than 16.9 million Americans with a history of cancer on January 1, 2019, a number that is projected to reach more than 22.1 million by 2030 based on the growth and aging of the...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has received a grant from EMD Serono Inc., the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the U.S. and Canada, to improve data management for its...

"Dr. Lynch was a true pioneer in the study of inherited genomic risk...."

Early-onset colorectal cancer –cancer occurring before age 50—is rising most rapidly in Western states, where healthy behaviors are prominent, according to a new study. The authors of the...

Two local foundations have committed to support the American Cancer Society with lead gifts for the renovation and expansion of the Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge of Atlanta, located on the edge of Emory...

Gary Reedy, chief executive officer, on the death of LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD, FACS, former president and Honorary Life Member of the American Cancer Society.

Coach Lon Kruger has reached a major milestone in philanthropy. In 2008, Las Vegas wasn’t yet home to the NHL, NFL or a myriad of college championships. However, Lon Kruger and fellow NCAA...

Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) is partnering with the American Cancer Society for the third consecutive year on a nationwide initiative to promote sun safety measures and educate baseball fans...

The Merck Foundation has awarded a $1.99 million, five-year grant to ACS to improve support and access to care for people living with cancer in low-and-middle-income countries

A new study examining Medicaid expansion and cancer screening finds that the five states and District of Columbia that first adopted Medicaid expansion saw larger increases in colorectal cancer...

The American Cancer Society has set a challenge goal to reduce overall cancer mortality 40% between 2015 and 2035, a goal set by applying favorable cancer mortality trends among college graduates...

The American Cancer Society broke ground today on a Hope Lodge facility in Dallas, offering cancer patients and their caregivers a home away from home while traveling to receive care from any of...

A new study by American Cancer Society researchers finds medical financial hardship is very common among people in the United States, with more than half reporting problems with affordability,...

Castle Biosciences, Inc. and the American Cancer Society's newly formed philanthropic fund, BrightEdge, today announced that the fund's participation in a convertible note financing of Castle...

A new study reports that a type of cervical cancer that is less amenable to Pap testing is increasing in several subpopulations of women, pointing to the growing importance of human papillomavirus...

Some patients who died within one month of being newly diagnosed with metastatic cancer in the United States received ineffective surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal therapy according...

The American Cancer Society and Motiv announced a new collaboration to empower endurance athletes of all abilities to take a more proactive role in improving their personal health and helping to...

Two coaches and a youth basketball official are being honored by the American Cancer Society for their work to fund the fight against cancer. Penn State University head basketball coach Pat...

The latest edition of the American Cancer Society’s review on recent cancer prevention and early detection efforts in the United States finds there’s a long way to go in fully adopting...

A new American Cancer Society initiative is aiming to bring businesses and their customers together in the common goal of fighting cancer. Together vs. Cancer convenes companies across the country...

The American Cancer Society approves funding for 93 research and training grants totaling more than $40 million in first of two cycles for 2019.

For those who get the least amount of physical activity, replacing a half hour of sitting time with physical activity was associated with up to a nearly 50% reduction in mortality, according to a...

A new approach to cancer follow-up cancer is needed to meet the needs of the growing population of cancer survivors in the United States while addressing provider shortages and rising costs,...

The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), and the American Cancer Society will join forces during...

A new report says without a national investment and commitment to transforming health care delivery in the United States, many people will not benefit from the substantial progress in reducing the...

ATLANTA – Feb. 19, 2019 –The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), an organization co-founded by the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...

Although African Americans still bear a disproportionate share of the cancer burden, a new report finds the black-white gap has closed considerably over the past several decades. Cancer Statistics...

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charitable funder of childhood cancer research grants, and the American Cancer Society (ACS), a health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer,...

A new study finds rates are increasing for six of 12 cancers related to obesity in younger adults in the United States, with steeper increases in progressively younger ages and successively...

A steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States, translating to approximately 2.6 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2016. The...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) welcomes a new global ambassador, actress Vanessa Hudgens, who is participating in an exclusive Super Bowl LIII weekend package to raise critical funds to fight...